19 files changed, 127 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX
index 5b5aba404aac..73060819ed99 100644
--- a/Documentation/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ mono.txt
         - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
 moxa-smartio
         - file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
-mtrr.txt
-        - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
 mutex-design.txt
         - info on the generic mutex subsystem.
 namespaces/
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8aab8092ad35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-gpio
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+What:           /sys/class/gpio/
+Date:           July 2008
+KernelVersion:  2.6.27
+Contact:        David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:
+
+  As a Kconfig option, individual GPIO signals may be accessed from
+  userspace.  GPIOs are only made available to userspace by an explicit
+  "export" operation.  If a given GPIO is not claimed for use by
+  kernel code, it may be exported by userspace (and unexported later).
+  Kernel code may export it for complete or partial access.
+
+  GPIOs are identified as they are inside the kernel, using integers in
+  the range 0..INT_MAX.  See Documentation/gpio.txt for more information.
+
+    /sys/class/gpio
+        /export ... asks the kernel to export a GPIO to userspace
+        /unexport ... to return a GPIO to the kernel
+        /gpioN ... for each exported GPIO #N
+            /value ... always readable, writes fail for input GPIOs
+            /direction ... r/w as: in, out (default low); write: high, low
+        /gpiochipN ... for each gpiochip; #N is its first GPIO
+            /base ... (r/o) same as N
+            /label ... (r/o) descriptive, not necessarily unique
+            /ngpio ... (r/o) number of GPIOs; numbered N to N + (ngpio - 1)
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt
index b463ecd0c7ce..c74fec8c2351 100644
--- a/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ failure can be determined by:
         dma_addr_t dma_handle;
 
         dma_handle = pci_map_single(pdev, addr, size, direction);
-        if (pci_dma_mapping_error(dma_handle)) {
+        if (pci_dma_mapping_error(pdev, dma_handle)) {
                 /*
                  * reduce current DMA mapping usage,
                  * delay and try again later or
diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO
index c2371c5a98f9..48a3955f05fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/HOWTO
+++ b/Documentation/HOWTO
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ documentation files are also added which explain how to use the feature.
 When a kernel change causes the interface that the kernel exposes to
 userspace to change, it is recommended that you send the information or
 a patch to the manual pages explaining the change to the manual pages
-maintainer at mtk.manpages@gmail.com.
+maintainer at mtk.manpages@gmail.com, and CC the list
+linux-api@vger.kernel.org.
 
 Here is a list of files that are in the kernel source tree that are
 required reading:
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
index da10e0714241..21f0795af20f 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
+++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ kernel patches.
 
 19: All new userspace interfaces are documented in Documentation/ABI/.
     See Documentation/ABI/README for more information.
+    Patches that change userspace interfaces should be CCed to
+    linux-api@vger.kernel.org.
 
 20: Check that it all passes `make headers_check'.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/cpusets.txt b/Documentation/cpusets.txt
index 1f5a924d1e56..47e568a9370a 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpusets.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpusets.txt
@@ -635,14 +635,16 @@ prior 'mems' setting, will not be moved.
 
 There is an exception to the above.  If hotplug functionality is used
 to remove all the CPUs that are currently assigned to a cpuset,
-then the kernel will automatically update the cpus_allowed of all
-tasks attached to CPUs in that cpuset to allow all CPUs.  When memory
-hotplug functionality for removing Memory Nodes is available, a
-similar exception is expected to apply there as well.  In general,
-the kernel prefers to violate cpuset placement, over starving a task
-that has had all its allowed CPUs or Memory Nodes taken offline.  User
-code should reconfigure cpusets to only refer to online CPUs and Memory
-Nodes when using hotplug to add or remove such resources.
+then all the tasks in that cpuset will be moved to the nearest ancestor
+with non-empty cpus.  But the moving of some (or all) tasks might fail if
+cpuset is bound with another cgroup subsystem which has some restrictions
+on task attaching.  In this failing case, those tasks will stay
+in the original cpuset, and the kernel will automatically update
+their cpus_allowed to allow all online CPUs.  When memory hotplug
+functionality for removing Memory Nodes is available, a similar exception
+is expected to apply there as well.  In general, the kernel prefers to
+violate cpuset placement, over starving a task that has had all
+its allowed CPUs or Memory Nodes taken offline.
 
 There is a second exception to the above.  GFP_ATOMIC requests are
 kernel internal allocations that must be satisfied, immediately.
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index eb1a47b97427..83c88cae1eda 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -322,3 +322,11 @@ Why:  Accounting can now be enabled/disabled without kernel recompilation.
       controlled by a kernel/module/sysfs/sysctl parameter.
 Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
 
+---------------------------
+
+What: ide-scsi (BLK_DEV_IDESCSI)
+When: 2.6.29
+Why:  The 2.6 kernel supports direct writing to ide CD drives, which
+      eliminates the need for ide-scsi. The new method is more
+      efficient in every way.
+Who:  FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
index 394eb2cc1c39..f566ad9bcb7b 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
@@ -2413,6 +2413,8 @@ The following 4 memory types are supported:
   - (bit 1) anonymous shared memory
   - (bit 2) file-backed private memory
   - (bit 3) file-backed shared memory
+  - (bit 4) ELF header pages in file-backed private memory areas (it is
+            effective only if the bit 2 is cleared)
 
   Note that MMIO pages such as frame buffer are never dumped and vDSO pages
   are always dumped regardless of the bitmask status.
diff --git a/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt b/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt
index 62d4af44ec4a..59df81c8da2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ioctl/cdrom.txt
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ CDROMCLOSETRAY			pendant of CDROMEJECT
 
         usage:
 
-          ioctl(fd, CDROMEJECT, 0);
+          ioctl(fd, CDROMCLOSETRAY, 0);
 
         inputs:         none
 
         outputs:        none
 
         error returns:
-          ENOSYS        cd drive not capable of ejecting
+          ENOSYS        cd drive not capable of closing the tray
           EBUSY         other processes are accessing drive, or door is locked
 
         notes:
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1150444a21ab..329dcabe4c5e 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -463,12 +463,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         Range: 0 - 8192
                         Default: 64
 
-        disable_8254_timer
-        enable_8254_timer
-                        [IA32/X86_64] Disable/Enable interrupt 0 timer routing
-                        over the 8254 in addition to over the IO-APIC. The
-                        kernel tries to set a sensible default.
-
         hpet=           [X86-32,HPET] option to control HPET usage
                         Format: { enable (default) | disable | force }
                         disable: disable HPET and use PIT instead
@@ -1882,6 +1876,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
         shapers=        [NET]
                         Maximal number of shapers.
 
+        show_msr=       [x86] show boot-time MSR settings
+                        Format: { <integer> }
+                        Show boot-time (BIOS-initialized) MSR settings.
+                        The parameter means the number of CPUs to show,
+                        for example 1 means boot CPU only.
+
         sim710=         [SCSI,HW]
                         See header of drivers/scsi/sim710.c.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 276a7e637822..e1ff0d920a5c 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ kernel.  This value defaults to SHMMAX.
 
 softlockup_thresh:
 
-This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance
-threshold. The default threshold is 10s.  If a cpu is locked up
-for 10s, the kernel complains.  Valid values are 1-60s.
+This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance threshold.  The
+default threshold is 60 seconds.  If a cpu is locked up for 60 seconds,
+the kernel complains.  Valid values are 1-60 seconds.  Setting this
+tunable to zero will disable the softlockup detection altogether.
 
 ==============================================================
 
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt b/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt
index 7304bcf5a306..5e6b64c20d25 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/anchors.txt
@@ -42,9 +42,21 @@ This function kills all URBs associated with an anchor. The URBs
 are called in the reverse temporal order they were submitted.
 This way no data can be reordered.
 
+usb_unlink_anchored_urbs()
+--------------------------
+
+This function unlinks all URBs associated with an anchor. The URBs
+are processed in the reverse temporal order they were submitted.
+This is similar to usb_kill_anchored_urbs(), but it will not sleep.
+Therefore no guarantee is made that the URBs have been unlinked when
+the call returns. They may be unlinked later but will be unlinked in
+finite time.
+
 usb_wait_anchor_empty_timeout()
 -------------------------------
 
 This function waits for all URBs associated with an anchor to finish
 or a timeout, whichever comes first. Its return value will tell you
 whether the timeout was reached.
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX b/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dbe3377754af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/x86/00-INDEX
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+00-INDEX
+        - this file
+mtrr.txt
+        - how to use x86 Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 147bfe511cdd..83c0033ee9e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Protocol:	2.00+
 
 Field name:     start_sys
 Type:           read
-Offset/size:    0x20c/4
+Offset/size:    0x20c/2
 Protocol:       2.00+
 
   The load low segment (0x1000).  Obsolete.
diff --git a/Documentation/mtrr.txt b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt
index c39ac395970e..cc071dc333c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/mtrr.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/mtrr.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Richard Gooch
   The AMD K6-2 (stepping 8 and above) and K6-3 processors have two
   MTRRs. These are supported.  The AMD Athlon family provide 8 Intel
   style MTRRs.
-  
+
   The Centaur C6 (WinChip) has 8 MCRs, allowing write-combining. These
   are supported.
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ reg00: base=0x00000000 (   0MB), size=  64MB: write-back, count=1
 reg01: base=0xfb000000 (4016MB), size=  16MB: write-combining, count=1
 reg02: base=0xfb000000 (4016MB), size=   4kB: uncachable, count=1
 
-Some cards (especially Voodoo Graphics boards) need this 4 kB area 
+Some cards (especially Voodoo Graphics boards) need this 4 kB area
 excluded from the beginning of the region because it is used for
 registers.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
index 17965f927c15..c93ff5f4c0dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/pat.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ PAT allows for different types of memory attributes. The most commonly used
 ones that will be supported at this time are Write-back, Uncached,
 Write-combined and Uncached Minus.
 
+
+PAT APIs
+--------
+
 There are many different APIs in the kernel that allows setting of memory
 attributes at the page level. In order to avoid aliasing, these interfaces
 should be used thoughtfully. Below is a table of interfaces available,
@@ -26,38 +30,38 @@ address range to avoid any aliasing.
 API                    |    RAM   |  ACPI,...  |  Reserved/Holes  |
 -----------------------|----------|------------|------------------|
                        |          |            |                  |
-ioremap                |    --    |    UC      |       UC         |
+ioremap                |    --    |    UC-     |       UC-        |
                        |          |            |                  |
 ioremap_cache          |    --    |    WB      |       WB         |
                        |          |            |                  |
-ioremap_nocache        |    --    |    UC      |       UC         |
+ioremap_nocache        |    --    |    UC-     |       UC-        |
                        |          |            |                  |
 ioremap_wc             |    --    |    --      |       WC         |
                        |          |            |                  |
-set_memory_uc          |    UC    |    --      |       --         |
+set_memory_uc          |    UC-   |    --      |       --         |
  set_memory_wb         |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
 set_memory_wc          |    WC    |    --      |       --         |
  set_memory_wb         |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
-pci sysfs resource     |    --    |    --      |       UC         |
+pci sysfs resource     |    --    |    --      |       UC-        |
                        |          |            |                  |
 pci sysfs resource_wc  |    --    |    --      |       WC         |
  is IORESOURCE_PREFETCH|          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
-pci proc               |    --    |    --      |       UC         |
+pci proc               |    --    |    --      |       UC-        |
  !PCIIOC_WRITE_COMBINE |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
 pci proc               |    --    |    --      |       WC         |
  PCIIOC_WRITE_COMBINE  |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
-/dev/mem               |    --    |    UC      |       UC         |
+/dev/mem               |    --    |  WB/WC/UC- |    WB/WC/UC-     |
  read-write            |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
-/dev/mem               |    --    |    UC      |       UC         |
+/dev/mem               |    --    |    UC-     |       UC-        |
  mmap SYNC flag        |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
-/dev/mem               |    --    |  WB/WC/UC  |    WB/WC/UC      |
+/dev/mem               |    --    |  WB/WC/UC- |    WB/WC/UC-     |
  mmap !SYNC flag       |          |(from exist-|  (from exist-    |
  and                   |          |  ing alias)|    ing alias)    |
  any alias to this area|          |            |                  |
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ pci proc               |    --    |    --      |       WC         |
  and                   |          |            |                  |
  MTRR says WB          |          |            |                  |
                        |          |            |                  |
-/dev/mem               |    --    |    --      |    UC_MINUS      |
+/dev/mem               |    --    |    --      |       UC-        |
  mmap !SYNC flag       |          |            |                  |
  no alias to this area |          |            |                  |
  and                   |          |            |                  |
@@ -98,3 +102,35 @@ types.
 
 Drivers should use set_memory_[uc|wc] to set access type for RAM ranges.
 
+
+PAT debugging
+-------------
+
+With CONFIG_DEBUG_FS enabled, PAT memtype list can be examined by
+
+# mount -t debugfs debugfs /sys/kernel/debug
+# cat /sys/kernel/debug/x86/pat_memtype_list
+PAT memtype list:
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fadf000-0x7fae0000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb19000-0x7fb1a000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1a000-0x7fb1b000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1b000-0x7fb1c000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1c000-0x7fb1d000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1d000-0x7fb1e000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb1e000-0x7fb25000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb25000-0x7fb26000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb26000-0x7fb27000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb27000-0x7fb28000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb28000-0x7fb2e000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb2e000-0x7fb2f000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb2f000-0x7fb30000
+uncached-minus @ 0x7fb31000-0x7fb32000
+uncached-minus @ 0x80000000-0x90000000
+
+This list shows physical address ranges and various PAT settings used to
+access those physical address ranges.
+
+Another, more verbose way of getting PAT related debug messages is with
+"debugpat" boot parameter. With this parameter, various debug messages are
+printed to dmesg log.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt b/Documentation/x86/usb-legacy-support.txt
index 1894cdfc69d9..1894cdfc69d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/i386/usb-legacy-support.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/usb-legacy-support.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index b0c7b6c4abda..72ffb5373ec7 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ APICs
                  apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally
                  broken.
 
-   disable_8254_timer / enable_8254_timer
-                 Enable interrupt 0 timer routing over the 8254 in addition to over
-                 the IO-APIC. The kernel tries to set a sensible default.
-
 Early Console
 
    syntax: earlyprintk=vga
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/i386/zero-page.txt b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt
index 169ad423a3d1..169ad423a3d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/i386/zero-page.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt